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Right To Use (RTU) does exist in the United States. I have three RTU properties in Hilton Head, South Carolina and love them. Later if my children do not want them then I can just give them back or as previously stated quit making maintenance payments. [Q=ken1193] [Q=yekaterinar2] Hi, I thought of may be buying a timeshare but I have a question of what is the difference between RTU and DEED type of timeshare? Also some people reselling their timeshare say that they have the type of membership where if I don't use my timeshare I don't need to pay the annual fees. That I pay only as I use according to the size of the room I use. Can it be so? Thank you![/Q] In addition to the response directly above, the difference between deeded ownership and "right to use" (RTU) membership has been asked and answered many times before here in these RedWeek forums. A little search effort of these forums will easily retrieve many posts addressing this topic in considerable detail. That observation aside, the RTU terms you describe above do not exist anywhere outside of Mexico, to the best of my knowledge and belief. RTU contracts (a.k.a. "vacation clubs") here in the U.S. invariably involve paying fees EVERY year, REGARDLESS of whether or not actually utilized in any particular year. Personally, I still wouldn't take a Mexican RTU timeshare contract for free with five thousand dollars cash also thrown in, but that is your own choice and decision.[/Q]